Ohio high school football playoffs 2023: Division IV brackets, top seeds, best matchups for second round
The OHSAA football playoffs began last week with 448 teams vying for a state title throughout Ohio's seven divisions.
We are now down to 224 teams, with eight teams left in each region and 32 teams remaining in each division.
>> Ohio high school football playoffs Division IV roundup: Napoleon, Indian Valley, Urbana among winners in first round (10/27/2023) <<
All second round games will be played on Friday, Nov. 3 (unless circumstances force a game to be moved to Saturday) at the home field of the higher seed with all games in later rounds at a neutral site to be determined by the OHSAA. The state semifinal pairings will be announced following the regional finals..
The seven OHSAA football State championship games will be played in Canton at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium from Nov. 30-Dec. 2.
>> Ohio high school football playoff brackets 2023 <<
Here, we will take a look at the top four remaining seeds in each region of Division IV, along with the lowest seed remaining, the most intriguing matchup of the second round and a reminder of our prediction on who will win each region.
Stay with SBLive Ohio for all of the matchups, game times and scores throughout the 2023 OHSAA football playoffs.
Division IV, Region 13
Top Seeds: 1. Canton South, 2. Lake Catholic, 3. Poland Seminary, 4. West Branch
Lowest seed remaining: No. 9 Buchtel
Most intriguing second round game: No. 4 West Branch vs. No. 5 Streetsboro
Predicted region winner: Lake Catholic
Division IV, Region 14
Top Seeds: 1. Perkins, 2. Glenville, 3. Shelby, 4. West Holmes
Lowest seed remaining: No. 10 Napoleon
Most intriguing second round game: No. 3 Shelby vs. No. 6 Van Wert
Predicted region winner: Glenville
Division IV, Region 15
Top Seeds: 1. Steubenville, 2. Sheridan, 3. Bishop Hartley, 5. Bishop Ready
Lowest seed remaining: No. 13 Indian Valley
Most intriguing second round game: No. 2 Sheridan vs. No. 7 Gallia Academy
Predicted region winner: Steubenville
Division IV, Region 16
Top Seeds: 1. Clinton-Massie, 3. Taft, 4. Archbishop Alter, 5. Indian Hill
Lowest seed remaining: No. 15 Urbana
Most intriguing second round game: No. 4 Archbishop Alter vs. No. 5 Indian Hill
Predicted region winner: Wyoming
-- Ryan Isley | ryan@scorebooklive.com | @sbliveoh
(Feature photo: Glenville head coach Ted Ginn, Sr. coaches a game during the 2022 season. photo credit: Jeff Harwell)
